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Brian Higginson
The fire broke out on Sunday evening
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a waste recycling centre outside Carryduff.
Crews were sent to the incident on the Hillsborough Road about 20:45 BST on Sunday. Large plumes of black smoke could be seen from miles around.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) advised people living nearby to keep windows and doors closed and asked members of the public to avoid the area.
"We would like to thank the public for their patience whilst we deal with this incident," a spokesperson said.
NIFRS said that at the height of the blaze, 10 pumps, an aerial appliance and a high- volume pump were deployed.
A specialist rescue team and two water tankers were also at the scene.
Democratic Unionist Party councillor Brian Higginson urged people to take care if they were near the site of the fire in County Down.
Alliance Party assembly member for the area Kate Nicholl said her thoughts were with the firefighters.
